Characterization of mammalian sedoheptulokinase and mechanism of formation of erythritol in sedoheptulokinase defficiency
Characterization of mammalian sedoheptulokinase and mechanism of formation of erythritol in sedoheptulokinase defficiency
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DOI:
10.1016/j.febslet.2008.08.024
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发表时间:
2008-10-15
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3.5
通讯作者:
Van Schaftingen, Emile
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作者:
Kardon, Tamas;Stroobant, Vincent;Van Schaftingen, Emile
Our aim was to identify the product formed by sedoheptulokinase and to understand the mechanism of formation of erythritol in patients with sedoheptulokinase defficiency. Mouse recombinant sedoheptulokinase was found to be virtually specific for sedoheptulose and its reaction product was identified as sedoheptulose 7-phosphate. Assays of sedoheptulose in plant extracts disclosed that this sugar is present in carrots (approximate to 7 mu nmol/ g) and in several fruits. Sedoheptulose 1-phosphate is shown to be a substrate for aldolase B, which cleaves it to dihydroxyacetone-phosphate and erythrose. This suggests that, in patients defficient in sedoheptulose-7-kinase, sedoheptulose is phosphorylated by fructokinase to sedoheptulose 1-phosphate. Cleavage of the latter by aldolase B would lead to the formation of erythrose, which would then be reduced to erythritol. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B. V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.